Best hard swimbaits swim across the topwater to attract crappie, river smallmouth, striped bass, cold water bass, white bass, lake trout, trout, tuna, murray cod, cod, post spawn bass, tarpon, lingcod, redfish, winter bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, flathead, rockfish, salmon, catfish, flounder, peacock bass, largemouth bass, dolly varden trout, largemouth and fall bass.

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How do you fish a swimbait for largemouth bass?

As you aim to imitate the swim pattern of bass prey, you must reel in the swimbait slowly. When baitfish die, they come near the surface of the water and flutter. Use a topwater swimbait in the early morning or evening when the water is calm.

What kind of fish looks like a Swimbait?

Swimbaits produce muskies all year, but they really shine in spring, as they mimic the natural swimming action of forage like walleyes and trout better than many hard baits.

Can you jig for crappie at night?

Jigs and minnows are the best crappie baits, day and night. But at times it pays to vary the menu for discriminating nighttime diners. ... When allowed to fall on a slack line through schooling baitfish beneath your lights, they'll quickly garner a bite from opportunistic crappie.

How do you catch a river smallmouth in the winter?

Be prepared for the fish to pick the bait up and move a few feet with it. The bite may be very subtle. Plastic baits are phenomenal for winter smallmouths. Wooly Bugs, Bad Mammas, Craw Papis, Money Craws, CrawBugs, and smaller plastic worms, such as YUM's Finesse Worm will all produce fish.